tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post4354972933683782272..comments2023-05-24T06:02:06.480-05:00Comments on Chuck's Chatter: Thoughtless people ...Chuck Doswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-38682352657181401982010-06-09T21:36:38.017-05:002010-06-09T21:36:38.017-05:00Scott ... in my experience, speaking to them is a ...Scott ... in my experience, speaking to them is a waste of time. The get all defensive and resentful and some may react with guns, these days!<br /><br />BC ... an armed society is a violent society, not a polite one - Afghanistan is a perfect example. If we have the apocalyptic war, I won't want to be a survivor. I've written about this in my Web essays.Chuck Doswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-43034817378462331222010-06-08T23:24:34.558-05:002010-06-08T23:24:34.558-05:00Robert Heinlein wrote, "An armed society is a...Robert Heinlein wrote, "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."<br /><br />I believe this to be true. When society finally sheds itself of any meaningful recourse to the law (sometime after 1/1/11), those of us who hold to our guns and religion will do better, relatively speaking, than those nihilistic, self-centered vampires sucking the blood of western civilization dry. Chuck, you shouldn't be surprised at any of this; when we cannot, as a society, call muslim terrorists jihadists, when we cannot call those people who enter this country illegally criminals, and when we celebrate the depraved while ignoring the deprived, hell, we've not just lost or moral compass, we've flushed it down the shitter. Those who will survive the coming storm will possess some sense of morality -- if nothing more than the Golden Rule -- and the means to defend it, with deadly force if necessary, from those elements of society who produce nothing and consume everything. <br /><br />A pandemic, socio-economic collapse, NBC war, or something is needed IMO to restore natural selection to this species. One will be taken and one will be left. Let's hope and pray that those who are left will reflect what's best in mankind.bchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487941734784359458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-41927826993534768772010-06-08T11:28:20.940-05:002010-06-08T11:28:20.940-05:00Why didn't you say something? I think that par...Why didn't you say something? I think that part of the problem is that people are generally reluctant to say anything when something like this happens. A little negative feedback may make them think in the future. You could get your ass kicked but I doubt it in most cases.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440053140136306351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-86238758316596976922010-06-04T20:31:11.659-05:002010-06-04T20:31:11.659-05:00Yes, it sure is Officer Weaver. (Actually, First S...Yes, it sure is Officer Weaver. (Actually, First Sergeant Weaver at this point.)<br /><br />Two comments: <br /><br />1. If you have never heard it, spend 99 cents and listen to Mark Lemhouse's song "You're a Bastard." (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QM6I58/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk12) The song is a hoot, and it describes a lot of this sort of behavior. <br /><br />2. The lack of situational awareness in many people is appalling. That is how tornadoes "sneak up" on folks, criminals find easy pickings in oblivious stick-up victims, and people get killed in a variety of interesting ways. (Including the ever-present "I didn't see the motorcycle" excuse after a car driver kills one of my biker brethren.) Maybe that is some of it, instead of bastardy being entirely made up of intentional actions. <br /><br />But if it is, it merely indicates a different problem, not the absence of a problem!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363619215070902432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-28632485520327247942010-06-04T18:41:53.894-05:002010-06-04T18:41:53.894-05:00Is it Officer Weaver? Thanks for your perspective...Is it Officer Weaver? Thanks for your perspective. I often feel the same way - that many problems would be avoided if folks didn't (1) act without any thought regarding anyone besides themselves, and/or (2) deliberately do things to annoy others. Ironic you mention driving slowly in the passing lane, since someone just today passed me and then slowed down to pace me, while we both overtook a slower vehicle in the right lane. I had to brake, and then pull in behind Ms. Thoughtless ... if she did it deliberately, I can't say, but it was pretty annoying. <br /><br />Perhaps my daughter is right - I should just not let these things bother me, but - they do.<br /><br />Being thoughtless, Steve, is not necessarily intentional - I agree. But I think I was raised to think about others. Perhaps that is disappearing, but I certainly hope not.Chuck Doswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-28917850359176928832010-06-04T13:04:44.286-05:002010-06-04T13:04:44.286-05:00Dr. Doswell,
I am a policeman, and I have often t...Dr. Doswell,<br /><br />I am a policeman, and I have often thought the thought that the world would have much less use for me and my colleagues if people would just have a little consideration for each other.<br /><br />I could not even begin to describe how many fewer problems that I would have to deal with (and how many fewer cops we would need) if we could increase the percentage of the population who were not self-centered pricks. <br /><br />I am not even talking about serious crimes, as that motivation is much more psychologically serious serious than just a mere disregard of one's fellow humans.<br /><br />What I am talking about are the same issues that you were, and some others:<br /><br />- Wrecks caused by assholes on cellphones or texting.<br />- Wrecks caused by careless driving. (DWHUA - Driving With Head Up Ass)<br />- Litter and illegal dumping of all stripes in all places.<br />- Talking on the phone in public places to the obvious annoyance of everyone around.<br />- Driving slow in the passing lane on the highway. (This is related to pacing the guy next to you on the highway, preventing those who actually have a destination in mind from reaching it.)<br /><br />I have no idea if there is karma in this world, but it certainly gives me hope to think that there could be!<br /><br />And I would much prefer a world where the bulk of my time was taken up with assisting motorists and giving directions. As it is, the rat bastards and dickheads of the world give me MUCH more to do.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363619215070902432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-9912353987021150722010-06-03T12:26:04.307-05:002010-06-03T12:26:04.307-05:00Chuck,
I don't really think it's people ...Chuck, <br /><br />I don't really think it's people purposely being assholes. I truly think we are seeing the manifestation of 3 generations of societal evolution. Parents quit teaching manners. That role has been largely ceded to the public schools, who generally fail miserably at the task. The people to whom you refer likely have never even been exposed to the sort of small-town ethos to which you refer. And that's a tragedy. <br /><br />Certainly some are jerks by nature, and certainly others are just plain, old-fashioned stupid. But I think the vast majority are just unschooled in the ways of polite society.<br /><br />BTW, I never worry about shopping carts at Wal Mart. I rarely visit America's retail hog-trough. Ironically, since we eschewed Wal Mart, our personal financial bottom line has improved drastically. I only shop Wal Mart when I am looking for a particular item, and I know that their price is SUBSTANTIALLY lower (>15%) than anywhere else. My finances, blood pressure, and general outlook on life have all improved as a result.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-55854298844307029632010-06-01T11:33:32.906-05:002010-06-01T11:33:32.906-05:00You know... this annoys the SHIT out of me too. I...You know... this annoys the SHIT out of me too. It's becoming so prevalent in our society though that I found myself getting upset several times a day by the same kind of behavior until I realized that they simply do not THINK, and that is the problem.<br /><br />I just blow it off now with a "His/her life is obviously more important than mine (ours)." Believing in karmic retribution, I'm pretty sure they'll be paid back in full (and then some).Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754588039590501544noreply@blogger.com